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Sgt Clarence P. Hughes

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Details:

On the roadside of the Chemin de la Cite du Nord nestled in the vegetation at an intersection. Marker A grey brick wall with two plaques on (from the family) and below it (from the community) commemorating Sgt Hughes' sacrifice during WWII.

Monument Text:

Top Plaque:

 

He came to fight for freedom

To a land he had never seen

For a people he had never met

For his success he gave the ultimate sacrifice

May God bless his soul

The Hughes Family Kentucky-New York USA September 2000

 

 

 

Bottom Plaque:

 

ICI EST TOMBRE POUR LA

LIBERATION DE LA FRANCE

LE Sgt. CLARENCE P. HUGHES

du 893th TANK DESTROYER

LE 29 AOUT 1944

 

 

English translation:

At this place on August 29th 1944 Sgt Clarence P. Hughes of the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion gave his life for the liberation of France.

Commemorates:

People:

Clarence P. Hughes

Units:

893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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